Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri, Morocco's newly appointed head of government, leaves after attending a meeting in Rabat on September 29, 2026. The king of Morocco on September 29, named Marrakesh mayor Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri the country's first woman prime minister, the royal cabinet announced, after her party won last week's parliamentary elections.,Image: 1139238081, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: , Model Release: no , Credit line: Abdel Majid BZIOUAT / AFP / Profimedia

Member of the collective leadership of Morocco's Authenticity and Modernity Party (PAM), Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri, who is also Morocco's Minister of National Planning, Urban Planning, Housing and Urban Policy and Mayor of Marrakesh, speaks during a press conference at the PAM headquarters in Rabat following the announcement of the provisional results of Morocco's legislative elections on September 24, 2026. Morocco's ruling coalition dominated parliamentary elections, provisional results on September 24 showed, in a poll marked by low turnout and an improved showing for the Islamist opposition.,Image: 1137867012, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: , Model Release: no , Credit line: Abdel Majid BZIOUAT / AFP / Profimedia

Secretary General of the Authenticity and Modernity Party (PAM) Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri, who is also Morocco's Minister of National Planning, Urban Planning, Housing and Urban Policy and Mayor of Marrakesh, attends a party rally in Tangier on September 16, 2026, as part of PAM's electoral campaign ahead of Morocco's legislative elections, scheduled for September 23. Campaigning for Morocco's legislative election opened on September 10, with the governing coalition seeking to retain power amid discontent over economic and regional inequalities. The disparities are set to be a major issue in the vote, which will be held days before the first anniversary of a youth-led protest movement.,Image: 1135526553, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: , Model Release: no , Credit line: Abdel Majid BZIOUAT / AFP / Profimedia

(FILES) Member of the collective leadership of Morocco's Authenticity and Modernity Party (PAM), Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri, attends a press conference at the PAM headquarters in Rabat on September 24, 2026. The king of Morocco on September 29, 2026, named Marrakesh mayor Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri as the country's first-ever woman prime minister, the royal cabinet said, after her party won last week's parliamentary election.,Image: 1139202948, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: , Model Release: no , Credit line: Abdel Majid BZIOUAT / AFP / Profimedia